The chronology of the evacuation of burned after accident in Bashkiria in 1989

Abstract

The key stages of the medical care organization for the ambusted people after the gas explosion in Bashkiria in 1989 were investigated. The medical and geographical factors that determined the features of rescue operations were indicated. The chronological arrival of the first groups of volunteers, rescuers and medical workers to the place of emergency was presented. The information on the victims’ evacuation in local, regional and national standing hospitals was also presented. The decisions made by the leadership and command of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Ministries of Health and Defense to create the necessary group of medical forces and vehicles to help the victims of the accident were highlighted. The contribution of medical service specialists from both the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Armed Forces and civil health in carrying out of medical and evacuation measures was emphasized. Their mobility and high professional training made it possible to provide timely and quality assistance to the burned. The obtained scientific and practical experience contributed to the further improvement of doctors’ professional skills who have not previously faced with such a massive admission of victims with thermal trauma after emergencies. The effective use of helicopters as vehicles for transportation of injured people from the accident site to the medical institutions, especially from difficult access areas was emphasized. The data of various authors on the victims’ statistics and their subsequent distribution to specialized ambustial in-patient facilities of the country was presented.

Keywords

emergency / gas explosion / railway accident in Bashkiria / mass ambustions / military and civil medicine / first aid / evacuation of burned / medical and evacuation measures / aviation / automobile and rail transport / ambulance / statistics and structure of victims

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